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1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (615+ words) Picking up on Saturday’s (Sept. 5) front page article titled, “Mayor’s Cuts Rattle East Side,” regarding Mayor Kaohly Her’s proposed budget that includes closing the Dayton’s Bluff Library (built new in 2004) and ending regular recreation hours at Highwood Hills (hours added…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (205+ words) adn.com Letter: The Missing Middle Housing Opportunity should be about affordability, not just density Anchorage needs policies that help residents buy homes, not just policies that increase the value of developable land. We shouldn’t assume that every increase…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (344+ words) Housing policy should not divide us when we are all interested in solving the same problems. We need to focus on solutions that respect people whether they are low income, middle income or high income. Anchorage has some rough edges…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (179+ words) | News | swoknews.com The Lawton Constitution These are two of four new duplexes under construction at Southwest 9th Street and D Avenue in Lawton on Aug. 27. Mayor Stan Booker and Richard Rogalski, executive director of the Lawton Economic Development Authority, have…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (311+ words) BOISE — Gov. Brad Little and the Idaho Department of Commerce submitted recommendations this week identifying 25 areas across the state for a federal tax incentive program aimed at spurring investment in underdeveloped communities. “Opportunity Zones” have been present in Idaho since…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (801+ words) Roughly 25 vacation rentals crowd a half-mile stretch along I Street in Anchorage’s South Addition neighborhood. In Girdwood, a single neighborhood block between Alpina Way and Tanner Circle contains 15. “It is still pretty striking just how prolific they are,” said Anchorage…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (130+ words) Who decides that disrespecting the property owners who pay most of Anchorage’s bills is a good idea? Our current Assembly and administration! While I fully support the need for more housing in Anchorage, I don’t support doing it without notifying…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (294+ words) We want to thank Mayor Suzanne LaFrance for recently inviting Anchorage residents to participate in a conversation about her goal of building 10,000 homes in 10 years. It was encouraging to see residents from neighborhoods across the city come together to share…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (564+ words) QUINCY, Illinois— Quincy and Adams County officials are working on a plan to bring new and affordable housing to the Gem City. File image of Quincy houses “This is not simply about tax relief for homeowners or a builder,” said…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (101+ words) The Biddeford nonprofit Seeds of Hope has stepped forward to operate a nightly warming shelter in Portland this winter in a building owned by Preble Street, which if approved, would return the shelter to a downtown location and expand its…...